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Year 2006 Events
13th International Artists Residencies / Seminar
Csopak, Hungary, May-August 2006
The Hungarian Multicultural Center invites interested professional visual artists and writers from around the world to submit applications for its residency programmes to take place in Csopak, Hungary, on 22 May – 15 June, 19 June – 13 July, and 17 July – 10 August 2006 respectively.
Aiming to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work to some 12 artists each, the residencies offer participants a unique opportunity to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. A studio equipped with basic tools, room, breakfast and lunch, transportation between Budapest and Balatonfured, exhibition and site seeing are included in the cost of $980. Artists are expected to give at least one informal public slide presentation about their work during their stay at the HMC and to leave one piece of work made during the residency as a donation to the HMC.
The deadline for entries is 30 January 2006.
For further inofrmation, please contact: Beata Szechy, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc., P.O.Box 141374, Dallas, TX 75214, USA; tel.: 75214-1374; e-mail: bszechy@yahoo.com; http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com
6th Manifesta Biennial of Contemporary Art
Nicosia, Cyprus, Fall 2006
The International Foundation Manifesta (IFM) will hold its 6th Manifesta Biennial of Contemporary Art in the autumn of 2006 in Nicosia, Cyprus, chosen for its capacity to serve as a starting point in guiding Manifesta through a two-year period of investigation around the geographical and conceptual frameworks of Europe at large, particularly with regard to its relationships with the Middle East and North Africa.
Abandoning the overtly political and bypassing contemporary art's recent obsession with global issues, the Foundation aims to temporarily position itself in this part of Europe; an area that is currently in a process of re-identification and reconciliation with both its immediate and more distant neighbours. Manifesta 6 in Nicosia, and the region, intends to serve as an indicator of change; challenging Manifesta as a biennial to change its specific format and create more intensive and binding relationships with local and regional producers and artistic community.
For more information, please contact: International Foundation Manifesta, European Biennial of Contemporary Art, PO Box 71722, 1008 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands; tel.: +31 (0) 20 672 14 35; fax: +31 (0) 20 470 00 73; e-mail: secretariat@manifesta.org; http://www.manifesta.org/
Master Studies in Cultural Promotion and Development
Coahuila, Mexico, January 2006
The Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico organizes virtual Master Studies in Cultural Promotion and Development. The objective of this four-semester programme is to train and professionalize cultural promoters in social action and the planning and administration of its development. Fields covered include public, private and community cultural management; cultural, social and educational institutions; tourism and culture; cultural industries; and international cultural cooperation.
Year-long classes are to be held in daily distance learning sessions, while a real-world session of six days per semester is planned for the last week of June. First semester lectures start on 16 January 2006.
Contact information: Santiago Chío Zulaica, Coordinador de Maestría, Coordinación General de Estudios de Postgrado e Investigación, Edificio "D" Unidad Camporredondo / Saltillo, Coahuila, México C.P. 25000; e-mail: uadec@dednet.net; www.dednet.net/institucion/uadec/publico/informacion_maestria.html
Local Knowledge, Global Contexts: Mapping the Terrain of Qualitative Research in the 21st Century
19th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies
Athens, Georgia, USA, on 6-8 January 2006
The 19th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies entitled Local Knowledge, Global Contexts: Mapping the Terrain of Qualitative Research in the 21st Century will be organized by the Georgia Centre for Continuing Education in Athens, Georgia, USA, on 6-8 January 2006.
Through symposia, papers, panels, workshop and roundtable presentations, the event will look at the shifting political, economic and social landscapes in the face of technological innovations, the development of multinational corporate structures, and the growth in transnational population flows.
Contact: QUIG Conference, University of Georgia, 326 River's Crossing, Athens, GA 30602, USA; tel.: (706) 583-0573; fax: (706) 542-5873; e-mail: quigconf@uga.edu; www.gactr.uga.edu
Second International Workshop on Art and Social Transformation
Arte Fiera 2006
Bologna, Italy, 27-30 January 2006
On the occasion of Arte Fiera 2006 at the Bologna Exhibition Centre, Cittadellarte / Fondazione Pistoletto and Artfactories are organising the Second International Workshop on issues related to art and social transformation in our society, to be held on 27-30 January 2006. Cultural operators, artists and researchers interested in sharing their own experiences on this topic are invited to participate in a round table with 8 to 10 participants.
Making a comparison between different creative experiences using the theoretical and practical objectives of interaction between people and social contexts, the workshop’s intention is to undertake a survey of the methods and processes developed through artistic projects aiming towards social transformation.
Projects proposed should find their inspiration from specific social problems and, through a network of community, of public and private sector bodies and institutions, realize new sites and platforms for reciprocal exchange and dialogue. The workshop will be a unique possibility of sharing, learning and analyzing in depth this type of projects.
Contact: Arte Fiera, BolognaFiere, Viale della Fiera 20, 40127 Bologna, Italy; tel.: +39 051 282.257; fax: +39 051/637.40.19; e-mail: artefiera@bolognafiere.it; www.artefiera.bolognafiere.it/index2.asp?m=2&l=2&ma=69
XXII International Sarajevo Winter Festival
Contest Announcement
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 February - 21 March 2006
The XXII International Sarajevo Winter Festival will be held on 7 February – 21 March 2006, organized by the International Peace Center Sarajevo, member of the International Societies for Performing Arts (ISPA), the European Festival Association (EFA), and the Association of the Biennial of Young Artist of Europe and Mediterranean (BJCEM). In addition to a contest, the programme includes theatre performances, concerts, fine arts exhibitions, literary events, children's programmes, and panel discussions.
The first Sarajevo Winter Festival was held in 1984/85 - in the course of twenty one years a total of 984 Festival days were held, Sarajevo saw 2.519 performances and exhibitions with over 2.754,782 visitors and 23.267 participating artists from all parts of the world. The Sarajevo Winter Festival was continued even during the wartime, thus becoming a symbol of freedom of creativity and a place for familiarizing with diverse cultures and civilizations. The Sarajevo Winter Festival has been held under the patronage of the Council of Europe, UNESCO, the European Commission, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Sarajevo Canton, and the City of Sarajevo.
Together with the International Peace Center, the Festival initiated and organized the project Sarajevo, Cultural Center of Europe between December 1993 and March 1994. It is planned to renew the same initiative, promoting the project Sarajevo, Intercultural City of Council of Europe.
The main motto of this year's Festival contest is The Light. All primary and high school students, students of all Universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe and the world are invited to apply to this contest with one project each in the areas of fine arts, literature and video art. Three best and most creative projects will be awarded per category (primary schools, high schools, academies).
The deadline for applications is 28 February 2006, the contest results will be announced by 21 March 2006.
Applications, projects and biographies of the participants should be sent to: International Peace Center, Titova 9/a, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; tel.: +387 33 266 621, 33 207 948; fax: +387 33 266 630; e-mail: ibrosa@bih.net.ba; www.sarajevskazima.ba, www.ipcsa.ba
7th Annual International Postgraduate Conference
London, UK, 16–18 February 2006
The School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, is organizing the seventh event in a series of conferences under the title Inclusion / Exclusion. This 7th Annual International Postgraduate Conference will focus on the issues concerned with Central and Eastern Europe and the countries of the
Former Soviet Union. In particular, it will look at the phenomenon of inclusion and exclusion from the perspective of political, social, economic, as well as historical, literary and cultural studies.
The objective of the event is to develop an understanding of both Eastern and Western interpretations of the region as well as provide a forum for the ideas and concepts of postgraduate and post-doctoral students. The conference will also enable young researchers to develop practical research related skills useful for paper presentation and publication. It will present a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with peers and scholars from other parts of the region.
Postgraduate students from over 20 countries, speaking from a wide range of perspectives, will present papers on how change affects the way different groups come to be included or excluded from wider society. Panels will include Regional Economies, Business, Investment and Globalisation, EU Integration, Post-Communist Politics, Civil Society, Microregions, Minorities, Urban-Rural Divide, Literature, Nation Building, Linguistics, Gender, Religion, Media, Folklore and Technology.
Contact: PG Conference Committee, The School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK; www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees-pgconf
People in Place: Creative Cities, Creative Tourism
Melbourne, Australia, 20–22 February 2006
Planning to bring together around 450 business, political, community, media and creative industries leaders from around the world, the Government of Victoria and the Melbourne City Council are hosting the conference People in Place: Creative Cities, Creative Tourism, to be held in Melbourne, Australia, on 20–22 February 2006.
This not-for-profit event, geared towards generating new insights and new ways of thinking, is designed to advance our understanding of what makes certain cities vibrant hubs of creativity and innovation, and what makes them places to which people flock to live and work in or visit. It aims to develop hard edged and forward-looking action agendas to support opinion leaders, to guide future development planning and to act as a source of considered and respected input to Government policy makers, community groups and industry strategists.
The online presence at www.pip06.com will be an integral part of the conference, providing discussion forums, background resources, and regular bulletins. It will also become a way of ensuring that the ideas generated have a life beyond the event, encouraging ongoing interaction by participants, speakers and the wider community.
Contact: Conference Managers, Waldron Smith Management; tel.: +61 3 9645 6311; fax: +61 3 9645 6322; e-mail: info@wsm.com.au; www.pip06.com
International Forum on the Social Science - Policy Nexus (IFSP)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay, 20-24 February 2006
Aiming to bridge the gap between academic social science and policy communities,
UNESCO, in conjunction with the Government of Argentina and with the support of a wide range of academic, policy, and NGO partners, proposes an innovative institutional format for the International Forum on the Social Science - Policy Nexus (IFSP), which is to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and, in parallel, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 20-24 February 2006. Good social science, effectively used, is the key to meeting the challenges of social transformations.
The Forum will focus on four key thematic areas where social science expertise is crucial to effective policy intervention. Workshop proposals should address the relations between policy issues and social science research with respect to one of these four themes:
- social policies,
- decentralization and urban policies,
- global issues and dynamics,
- regional integrations.
Proposals for workshops are invited from academic institutions, government, non-governmental and international organizations, and other relevant institutions. Purely individual proposals cannot be considered for inclusion in the programme. The deadline for submission of applications is 15 April 2005.
Contact information: Secretariat of the IFSP International Steering Committee, attn: Christina von Furstenberg, UNESCO, SHS/SRP, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris CEDEX 15, France; e-mail: ifsp@unesco.org; http://www.unesco.org/shs/ifsp
New Cultural Centres in Europe
International Conference on Cultural Management
Bilbao, Spain, 22 – 24 February 2006
With the International Conference on Cultural Management, to be held in Bilbao, Spain, on 22-24 February 2006 under the title New Cultural Centres in Europe, the Grupo Xabide, Cultural Management and Global Communications aims to establish, within the framework of the 5th Private Initiative and the Public Sector in Cultural Management conference, a debate forum on the value and importance of cultural centres in the modern world.
Having invited key European speakers to participate in order to share some of the most important experiences and novelties regarding cultural facilities on the continent, the main objectives of this event are to analyse those fields related to the value of cultural facilities and their relationship with different dimensions of cultural and territorial management, highlighting the following aspects:
- new cultural centres of the 21st century, from a historical perspective,
- cultural centres as transformers of cities,
- architecture and cultural centres,
- new cultural facilities linked to social participation: cultural facilities as vehicles for awareness raising and re-politicisation,
- analysis of new target publics for cultural centres,
- management formulas for cultural centres,
- experience of private management,
- financing sources of cultural equipment,
- quality programming in centres: urban culture, multicultural aspects, education, etc., and
- territorial impact / local development.
Keynote presentations, papers, presentations of experiences, round table debates and technical visits are aimed at:
- managers and professionals working with cultural centres at an international level,
- companies and professionals in the field of cultural management working within diverse sectors: cultural heritage, plastic and visual arts, performance arts, music, education, communication and socio-cultural management, among others,
- cultural management professionals working in both the Public Administration and the business sector,
- professionals and directors of foundations and cultural associations,
- architects and town planners working on cultural and territorial development projects, mainly in the design of facilities for culture and the arts, and
- researchers and teachers working in the field of cultural management, cultural policies, education, communication and social participation.
Contact: Sergio Martínez Fernández, Gabinete de prensa, Grupo Xabide, tel.: +34 945 12 14 03; e-mail: prensa@grupoxabide.es; www.grupoaxbide.es/congresos
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival
Call for Applications
Singapore, 22 February – 5 March 2006
The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, an annual festival of theatre, performance arts, film, dance, visual arts, mixed media, music and forum created and presented by Singaporean and international artists, will present the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged works between 22 February and 5 March 2006 under the title of Art & Healing.
The Festival is set to be a creative centre with a twin-purpose of innovation and discussion, a platform for meaningful and provocative art to engage our increasingly connected and complex world.
Closing deadline for applications is 15 July 2005. Successful applicants will be informed by 15 September 2005.
More details: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, 278 Marine Parade Road, #B1-02 Marine Parade Community Building, Singapore 449282; tel.: +65 6440 8115; fax: +65 6440 9002; e-mail: info@singaporefringe.com; www.singaporefringe.com
Social Innovation in the Cultural Process: Art of
Management
Second International Correspondent
Conference
Samara, Russia, 27 - 28 February 2006
The Samara Branch of the Moscow State University of Service is organizing the Second International Correspondent Conference entitled Social Innovation in Cultural Process: Art of
Management to be held in Samara, Russia on 27 - 28 February 2006. Multicultural diversity, social transformation, economical integration, globalization and informatization will be examined as key forces impacting
on culture. The conference will review the effect of social innovation and globalization on cultural processes in a variety of fields, including intercultural encounters, social technologies, public communication, tourism, people's diplomacy, management of cultural policy, indegenous andlocal communities, and anthropological studies of transitional societies.
Preferred areas and topics will include managing of cultural dynamics, combating non-violence and xenophobia, intercultural reconciliation and social partnership, cultural service and hospitality, social reforming and historical experience, tourism and cultural heritage, cultural tourism and cultural industry, managing an open and strategic approach in culture, multicultural policy, culture in transition, innovations in social projecting, and anthropological strategies for the development and survival.
Papers may be presented in English, Russian, French, German (2500-3000 words), and abstracts of 150-200 words should be e-mailed by 31 January 2006.
Contact: Dr.Vladimir Ionesov, P.O. Box 3004, RU-443099 Samara, Russia; tel./fax: 846 264 17 11; e-mail: acdis@mail.ru or inservice@list.ru
Interdisciplinary Dialogues in Arts Education
Viseu, Portugal, 1-5 March 2006
The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) announces its international congress entitled Interdisciplinary Dialogues in Arts Education, to be held in Viseu, Portugal, on 1-5 March 2006.
Aimed at teachers, museum educators, curators and others involved in arts education, the Congress will stress the importance of arts education and its contribution to the full development of human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Artists, educators and researchers of arts education will be invited to make keynote presentations, while parallel sessions will include round tables, communications and workshops. The main conference themes are:
- Arts Education and Contemporary Societies - Contributions from diverse areas of artistic practice on the role of arts education in contemporary societies are invited, exploring the relevance of arts education in relation to fostering social inclusion, group identity and greater tolerance of cultural diversity.
- Arts Education and Peace - What contribution can arts education make to World peace?
- Arts and New Technologies - The congress invites contributions that explore innovative and interdisciplinary applications of technologies and international projects that involve cross-cultural technology-based research and practice.
Conclusions from the Congress will be presented in Lisbon at the UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education immediately following the event.
The deadline for paper texts is 31 December 2005.
For more details, please contact: Teresa Eça, Av. S. Pedro 114 Routar, 3510-839 Torredeita, Portugal; tel.: +351 232 996922, +351 96 6265457; e-mail: teresatorreseca@sapo.pt or
Madalena Esteves Correia, Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, DeMAD (Departamento de Engenharia de Madeiras), Campus Politécnico de Repeses, 3504-510 Viseu, Protugal; tel.: +351 232 422104; mob: +351 96 6116710; e-mail: mecorreia@demad.estv.ipv.pt; http://insea2006.apecv.pt
Building Creative Capacities for the 21st Century
World Conference on Arts Education
Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 March 2006
Under the title Building Creative Capacities for the 21st Century, UNESCO and the Government of Portugal, in collaboration with NGOs such as INSEA, ISME, IDEA and IE, will hold this World Conference on Arts Education in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6-9 March 2006.
Aiming to bring together representatives of Ministries of Education and/or Culture from the UNESCO Member States, as well as experts, practitioners and researchers by invitation, the Conference will concentrate on arts education, referring to the teaching of arts practices (visual arts, performing arts, dance, music, theatre, creative writing and poetry).
The goal of the Conference is to define a common understanding of the meaning of quality arts education and to strengthen creativity in the teaching of arts practices, thus improving learning abilities of students from social and economic underprivileged areas. A final declaration will reiterate that arts education disciplines are important learning topics in themselves and moreover have an impact on children's and adolescents' intellectual and personal development, as well as on their ethical and social behaviour.
The four main themes to be addressed are Advocacy, The Impact of Arts Education, Strategies for Promoting Arts Education Policies, and Teachers' Training.
UNESCO is welcoming contributions that will be posted on the LEA International website to serve as resource material for the Conference. Though the selection of papers will not secure an invitation to attend the Conference, specialists and educators who are willing to contribute to the contents of the Conference are invited to submit their papers, case studies, research or examples of good practice in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese on one of the following themes:
- The importance of arts education (advocacy) - social and economic global contexts and the fundamental changes in educational systems; redefining artistic/scientific thinking; knowledge society and interdisciplinary thinking; cultural diversity; paradigm shifts;
- The impact of arts education on social and cultural issues - social cohesion; social integration; values and identities; violence/conflict resolution; heritage; tolerance; global/local identities; intercultural dialogue; health; HIV/Aids;
- New literacy in the arts fields - creativity; critical judgement and redefinition of the arts through the impact of new technology; aesthetics of communication; technology/emerging media;
- Teachers' training / Teaching methods - curriculum; pedagogy; assessment/evaluation; quality practices; quality education in the arts practices fields;
- Economic impact of arts education - cost effectiveness: arts education/dropout, failure, repetition costs in the school environment; competences needed for creative industries (arts, crafts, design, media and services); and
- Human resources and partnerships - teachers' training, artists, leaders, community, children/peers, mentoring, tutoring, industry, museums/galleries, cultural institutions, inside/outside schools, policy-makers, business fraternity.
For more details, please contact: Christina Human, Division of the Arts and Cultural Enterprises, Cultural Sector, UNESCO; tel.: +33-(0)1-45 68 42 15; fax: +33 (0) 1 45 68 55 89; e-mail: c.human@unesco.org or eduarts@unesco.org; www.unesco.org/culture/lea
Cultural Diversity: The European Experience
Birmingham, UK, 14 March 2006
EUCLID, the UK's EU Cultural Contact Point, announces a conference entitled Cultural Diversity: The European Experience, to be held in Birmingham, UK, on 14 March 2006. Exploring the strategies and policies for cultural diversity in Europe, delegates will hear about specific projects and initiatives that seek to promote cultural diversity and address the challenges of contemporary European society. The conference also aims to explore new links and opportunities for co-operation and learning.
Speakers include: Joost Smiers (Professor of Political Science of the Arts, Utrecht School of Arts and author of Arts Under Pressure), Magdalena Kulikowska (Project Co-ordinator, Pro Cultura Foundation), Simona Bodo (Researcher, Italy, also member of Board of CIRCLE), János Zoltán Szabó (Research Officer, The Budapest Observatory), Johannes Studinger (Media, Entertainment & Arts Sector of Union Network International), Tsveta Andreeva (European Integration and International Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria), Samenua Sesher (Director, decibel, Arts Council England), Tim Bryan (Director, Culture West Midlands), SuAndi (Director, Black Arts Alliance), Ellen Collins (Editor of Diversity Manifesto, National Campaign for the Arts), Nina Obuljen (Assistant Minister for International Relations and EU Affairs, Ministry of Culture of Croatia), Representative from UNESCO (responsible for the Universal Declaration of Cultural Diversity).
For further information contact: louise@euclid.info. A booking form is available at the EUCLID website.
Tourism and the Roots / Routes of Religious Festivity
Call for Paper Proposals
CFP Journeys of Expression V
Belfast, UK, 13-15 March 2006
In the fifth of a continuing conference series exploring the multi-faceted relationships between tourism and festivals, Journeys of Expression aims to discuss touristic practices in relation to forms of traditional and contemporary religious festivity. The conference entitled Tourism and the Roots / Routes of Religious Festivity, to be held in Belfast, UK on 13-15 March 2006, seeks to examine the meanings and roots of religious festivity within the context of tourism and related studies, the ways by which tourists arrive at, and consume religious festivity, and the ways in which touristic practice encounters, and in some instances shapes, the religious.
In a world apparently struggling with the boundaries of 'the religious', we are interested in the social practice of tourism, as a spatial displacement of the human body creating, a priori, a liminal space for mental and physical recreation. Indicative themes of the conference include:
- Defining Religious Festivity: Genesis, Genealogy and Displacement,
- Tourism, Pilgrimage and Travel Liturgies: Variations and Continuity of the 'Sacred Journey' in the Contemporary World,
- Tourism and Transnational Festival Spaces: Festive Ostentation, Sacrifice, Transgression and Exchange in the Contemporary World,
- Festive Economics / Politics of Making Visible: Religious Symbols, Discourse and the Formulation of Social Spaces / Boundaries in the Contemporary World,
- Material Diasporas: Tourism Souvenirs and Meanings,
- Tourism, Intersubjective Encounters and Power Relations in Religious Festivals, and
- The Continuity / End of War and Conflict: From Paradigms of Clash to Paradigms of Peace?
The conference is designed to be a discussion-led, small scale event hosting approximately 50-70 international delegates. Paper proposals are welcome by academics from various disciplinary backgrounds including tourism studies, anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, theology, philosophy, performance studies, cultural economics, politics, etc. Please send a 300-word abstract with full address and institutional affiliation details as an electronic file to Daniela Carl no later than 20 Febuary 2006.
Contact: Professor Mike Robinson, Director, Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK; www.tourism-culture.com
Economics of the Performing Arts: Fundamental Models and Contemporary Views
St. Petersburg, Russia, 16-19 March 2006
Organized by Interstudio, the Federal institute for the Professional Development in Culture, the conference entitled Economics of the Performing Arts: Fundamental Models and Contemporary Views, taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 16-19 March 2006, invites experts in the arts, teachers, scholars, members of creative unions and professional associations, officers of the cultural sector and all those interested in the socio-economical problems of culture to discuss issues relevant to the performing arts' business.
Continuing a series of the events and actions, held as a part of a long-term project under the title The Yufit Assemblies which was started in January 2001, this year's theme is inspired by the upcoming publication of Performing Arts - The Economic Dilemma: 40 Years After, which will be presented within the framework of the conference. This book is based on the classical work by William J. Baumol and William G. Bowen on the economics of the arts (New York, 1966), published in Russian for the first time.
The main topics of the conference are:
- the place of the performing arts in the contemporary cultural process,
- Athe adience of the performing arts yesterday, today and tomorrow: tendencies of the changes,
- price as the marketing instrument and social regulator of the consumption: main trends of the pricing policy,
- the income-expense structure of the performing arts institutions: old and new regularities, and
- sources and mechanisms of the performing arts' financing.
250 word-abstracts should be sent by 17 February 2006.
For further information contact: Interstudio Conference, Nevsky prospect, 86, of.93, St. Petersburg, 191025 Russia; tel./fax: +7 (812) 275-3709, 275-4221; e-mail: conference@interstudio.ru; http://www.interstudio.ru/eng/ufit.htm
Analysis of Methodologies Used by Cultural Observatoires and Statistical Centres. Guidelines for Trainers and Researchers
ENCATC Thematic Workshop
Bilbao, Spain on 23-24 March 2006
ENCATC invites participation in its Thematic Workshop entitled Analysis of
Methodologies Used by Cultural Observatories and Statistical Centres - Guidelines for Trainers and Researchers, to be held in Bilbao, Spain on 23 and 24 March 2006.
The event is expected to attract ENCATC members, representatives from cultural observatories and research organisations as well as politicians and experts from international, European and national institutions. The aim is to explore:
- the challenges and the opportunities for reserchers, managers and trainers in the collection, analysis, and evaluation and interpretation of cultural data;
- the relationship between training programs, cultural observatories and research on cultural policy and management; and
- how cultural data gathered by cultural observatories influence the decision process of European institutions.
The number of places available for this workshop is limited to 30 participants, the registration deadline is 10 March 2006. A very limited number of travel grants is available to members from Central and Eastern European countries through the Thomassen Fund.
Contact: Mrs. Giannalia Cogliandro, European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres, tel.: +32 2 201 29 12; fax: +32 2 203 02 26; e-mail: g.cogliandro@encatc.org; http://www.encatc.org or
Mrs. Cristina Ortega Nuere, Instituto de Estudios de Ocio, Universidad de Deusto; tel.: 944139000, ext. 2862;
e-mail: cortega@ocio.deusto.es
Art - Place - Technology
International Symposium on Curating New Media Art
Liverpool, UK, on 30 March - 1 April 2006
Organized by the Liverpool School of Art & Design and the FACT Centre Liverpool, the International Symposium on Curating New Media Art entitled Art – Place - Technology, to be held in Liverpool, UK, on 30 March - 1 April 2006, will look at historical and current projects by some of the world's leading curators of new media art, and discuss how curating new media art creates interfaces with the art world, museum culture, media, publishing and academia.
The Symposium will feature talks, presentations and workshops by internationally renowned curators and theorists who are shaping the practice and theory of curating new media art.
Contact: tel.: +44 (0)151 231 5190; e-mail: APT@ljmu.ac.uk; www.art-place-technology.org
The New Frontiers of Europe. International, Inter-ethnic and Inter-confessional Relations
Cluj, Romania, April 2006
The Faculty of European Studies of the Babeº-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, announces the first call for papers for a conference entitled The New Frontiers of Europe - International, Inter-ethnic and Inter-confessional Relations, to be held in April 2006. Papers should be appropriate for inclusion in one of the three main sections of the conference, to discuss international relations, inter-ethnic relations, and inter-confessional relations.
A 100-word abstract should be sent to conference@euro.ubbcluj.ro by 1 December 2005.
Contacts: Professor Michael Shafir, PhD, Faculty of European Studies, Babeº-Bolyai University, 1, Emmanuel de Martonne St., 400090 Cluj, Romania; tel.: + 40 (0) 264 590 251; fax: + 40 (0) 264 590 251; e-mail: shafirm@euro.ubbcluj.ro or
Laura Herta Gongola, Faculty of European Studies, Babeº-Bolyai University, 1, Emmanuel de Martonne St., 400090 Cluj, Romania; tel: + 40 (0) 264 405300 ext. 5969; fax: + 40 (0) 264 590 251; e-mail: lauragongola@yahoo.com; www.euro.ubbcluj.ro
International Trumpet Festival Wales (ITFW)
Call for Participation
Swansea, UK, 7–9 April 2006
Set to take place on 7-9 April 2006 at Swansea University, Wales, UK, the International Trumpet Festival Wales (ITFW) will offer senior students, under-graduates and graduates an opportunity to explore all forms of trumpet and cornet performance in a fusion of genres from jazz to orchestral. This event with world renowned tutors, master classes and concerts will also provide opportunities for participating students to perform with their tutors in public performance.
UK's premier International Trumpet Festival with world renowned leading artists celebrats the Trumpet/Cornet - brass culture and offers expert tuition and performance opportunities with master classes, as well as forums and symposiums on all aspects of performance techniques. Application deadline is 28 February 2006.
Contact: Kapitol Promotions/ITFW, P. Morris, P.O. Box 53, Penarth South Glamorgan, CF64 5XY, UK; tel.: +44 2920 704325; e-mail: morrisbrass@btopenworld.com, itfw@onetel.com; http://www.itfw.biz/
Europe for Intercultural Dialogue
Granada, Spain, 27-28 April 2006
Organized by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, this meeting represents the peak of a series of meetings that have been held in recent years with a view to promoting the process of European construction and citizen integration, highlighting the role of culture. These meetings have become an interesting opinion forum where leaders, professionals and other agents related to the sector of cultural policy reflect on the value of Culture in Europe and its role as a "structural element of unity".
The central focus of the current conference, to be held in Granada, Spain on 27-28 April 2006, will be the dialogue between cultures within Europe and beyond, in accordance with the European Commission's project to make 2008 the Year of Intercultural Dialogue and the departure point will be the fact that culture nowadays is a factor of cohesion, growth, identity, dialogue between peoples and quality of life. The three levels on which interculturality takes place must be taken into consideration: within each country, between the various European countries and between Europe and the rest of the world.
The meeting will be structured in work sessions on the intercultural dialogue between Europe and third parties, paying special attention to the Euromediterranean and Iberoamerican contexts, the participation of civil society in intercultural dialogue, the role of the regions and local corporations in this task and the mechanisms for the exchange of cultural goods, services and agents.
Contact: Dirección General de Cooperación y Comunicación Cultural, Ministerio de Cultura, Plaza del Rey 1, 28004 Madrid, Spain; e-mail: rosario.vaillo@dgcc.mcu.es; www.mcu.es/cooperacion/dialogoIntercul/indexen.html
Second Annual Graduate Symposium in Modern and Contemporary Art
Call for Papers
New York, USA, 28–29 April 2006
MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, seeks submissions for its Second Annual Graduate Symposium in Modern and Contemporary Art entitled World Art - Art World: Changing Perspectives on Modern and Contemporary Art, to be held in New York, USA, on 28–29 April 2006.
Seeking papers that draw on a variety of disciplines and approaches to address histories of world art and emerging trends in the contemporary art world, while focusing on specific works or projects, the symposium will examine the effects of accelerated globalization on art and scholarship. Papers presented and discussed will address new forms, subjects, and interpretations of world art and culture.
Submissions should be postmarked no later than 13 January 2006. Eligibility is limited to graduate students who hold at least an MA in art history or other related disciplines. PhD candidates who have completed their MA requirements, PhD's, and recent postdoctorates (within the last two years) are also encouraged to apply.
For more information, please see www.moma.org/education/symposium.html or call/e-mail 212-708-9727, Amy_Horschak@moma.org
National Arts Marketing Project Conference
Los Angeles, California, USA, 29 April - 2 May 2006
Organized by the Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts, the 2006 National Arts Marketing Project Conference, to be held in Los Angeles, USA, on 29 April - 2 May 2006, will focus on successful strategies for earned income and audience development. Sessions will highlight strategies and tactics in branding, high-tech e-marketing, guerilla tactics on a budget, researching diverse audiences, and collaborations from organizations of all art forms and all sizes.
The conference includes intensive workshops, plenary sessions, roundtable discussions with peers, and sponsorship clinics led by top marketing experts from across the United States. Education sessions address marketing, technology, and sponsorship strategies that focus on both leveraging the latest in arts marketing strategies and tactics while making marketing dollars work harder to grow and retain new audiences.
Contact: Ms. Jay House, Private Sector Programs Coordinator, Americans for the Arts, One East 53rd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, USA; tel.: 212 223 2787; fax: 212 980 4857; e-mail: jhouse@artsusa.org; www.AmericansForTheArts.org/NAMPC
The Politics of Arts & Culture: International Perspectives
Feature Workshop
New York, New York, USA, May - June 2006
Organized by the Center for Educational Outreach & Innovation and Teachers College, Columbia University's Program in Arts Administration, the feature workshop entitled The Politics of Arts & Culture: International Perspectives, to be held on 23-26, 30, 31 May and 1, 6-8 June 2006, is intended for professionals, students, and those interested in understanding how global change can affect us. Students will learn about Cultural Entrepreneurship, The Perils of Privatization, Politics of Identity, Models of Cultural Policy and policies in Canada, France, Mexico, Russia, Scandinavia, Uzbekistan and the US, among others, from Scholar-in-Residence Kevin Mulcahy, Sheldon Beychok Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University.
Participants are invited to acquire knowledge for career advancement, professional development and personal enrichment by engaging in a lively and important discussion at one of the foremost educational institutions in the world, discussing issues such as:
- Are cultural policies relevant to today's realities?
- When is culture synonymous with identity and/or ideology?
- Is cultural policy another kind of economic policy?
- Are artists the drivers or the pawns of cultural policies?
Flexible study options are offered, accomodating both non-credit and credit student through a three-module concept:
- Module 1 - Concepts of Culture ($400)
- Module 2 - Cultural Ideologies ($375)
- Module 3 - Cultural Policies ($375)
Non-credit students may opt to take 1, 2, or all 3 modules. The course is also available for 3 credits at $935 per credit. On-line registration for non-credit students is now available, cedit registration begins on 17 April 2006.
Contact: Joan Jeffri, Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 132, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA; tel.: 212.678.3268; e-mail: arad@columbia.edu; www.tc.edu/ceoi/summer06/politicsarts/
The Summer Institute
San Francisco, California, USA, May – August 2006
The San Francisco Art Institute announces The Summer Institute, an extensive schedule of interdisciplinary art education programmes taking place at the Institute from May through August 2006. Courses for credit include over 40 art history, critical studies, studio, and study/travel courses taught by leading artists and scholars.
For details, please see www.sfai.edu/News/NewsDetail.aspx
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16th EUnetART Annual Meeting
Zurich, Switzerland, 10-14 May 2006
Gathering members of the European Network of Art Organizations for Children and Young People to exchange ideas, explore each other's working methods and to lay the bases for collaborative projects, the 16th EUnetART Annual Meeting will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 10-14 May 2006.
The themes of the meeting will be:
- artistic work inside and outside schools,
- the relationship between process and outcome,
- virtual worlds and real experiences, and
- do children need a separate space for art and culture?
Contact: Mariëlle Miège, Nikkie Koper and Tanja Mlaker; tel.: + 31.20.624 95 83; e-mail: postmaster@eunetart.org; www.eunetart.org/
Suburban Developments of the Recent Past:
Visions – Realities – Futures
Third International Course on the
Conservation of Modern Architecture (MARC 2006)
Helsinki, Finland, 13 May – 9 June 2006
Applications are open for the international course on Suburban Developments of the Recent Past: Visions – Realities – Futures, to take place in Helsinki, Finland, on 13 May – 9 June 2006. Rather than focusing on individual architectural masterpieces as previous courses have done, the MARC 2006 course will concentrate on the conservation problems of everyday suburbs built in the 1960s and 1970s, including technical, landscape, and social aspects.
The course is an intensive programme combining theory and practice through lectures, practical fieldwork and study tours to Scandinavia and Estonia. At its conclusion, participants will be able to identify values, recognize and evaluate ideas and contexts, and understand problems and solutions related to the urban, architectural, technical, material, and structural aspects of industrialized suburban housing developments of the recent past. Furthermore, participants will be able to better understand the essential elements of the decision-making process for conservation, and be able to develop arguments for the conservation of the modern built heritage, including the means to communicate them.
Application deadline is 15 November 2005.
For more details, please contact: Alvar Aalto Academy, Tiilimäki 20, FI 00330 Helsinki, Finland; tel.: +358 (0)9 480 123; fax: +358 (0)9 485 119; e-mail: academy@alvaraalto.fi; www.alvaraalto.fi/academy/
European Atelier for Young Festival Managers
Call for Interest
Görlitz, Germany, 15-21 May 2006
The European Festival Association (EFA) is launching the European Atelier, a management training programme for young festival managers, designed for those working in the programming department or those who have the ambition to enrol a function in the artistic department of a festival. The first edition is to take place in Görlitz, Germany, on 15-21 May 2006.
The essence of a festival is the artistic production: Aartistic matters in an international environment. The Atelier will focus on the artistic dimension and the role of festivals in the development of the arts as well as on the co-operation with the artists. Artistic co-operation, networking, internationalizing, contextualization, programming, the building of identity of a festival, the future of festivals, etc are just some of the items to be touched on.
About 40 young festival managers will meet for five days to work in topical-based working groups, attend lectures and debates, learn from case studies and implement practical activities. Round tables, informal talks and contacts with the artists and with leading cultural institutions and arts houses located in the region create an outstanding opportunity for young festival operators to improve their skills in various environments. In other words: pragmatic know-how combined with a high degree of conceptual content in the management discipline is the guideline to the Atelier.
Application deadline is 3 April 2006, the application form is available online. The preferred age of participants is 30.
For details, please contact: European Festivals Association, Kleine Gentstraat 46, B-9051 Gent, Belgium; tel.: +32 9 241 8082; fax: +32 9 241 8089; e-mail: Kathrin@efa-aef.org; www.efa-aef.org/efahome/atelier.cfm
Preparing Cinderella
Debate on European Citizenship
Brussels, Belgium, 24 May 2006
Under the title Preparing Cinderella, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are co-organizing a debate on the recent case law and legislation related to Eureopan Citizenship. The debate will be held on the eve of the European Foundation Centre’s annual general assembly on 24 May 2006 in Brussels.
Expecting to attract representatives of NGOs, foundations and regions involved with policy debates and projects, academic and practising lawyers specialising in European Union law with an interest in free movement of people and migration, and officials and politicians in the European institutions involved with free movement and citizens rights, the seminar will show that despite appearances, European citizenship is developing as a concept on a twin track approach of the case law of the European Court of Justice and the European citizenship directive.
To register for the free debate, please contact: Calmejane Nathalie, Conference Organiser, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), rue du Prince Royal, 83, B - 1050 Brussels, Belgium; tel.: +32 2 5489827, +32 2 5120113; fax: 32 2 5119087; e-mail: conference@ecas.org; www.ecas.org/news/667/default.aspx?id=161
Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges
Cracow, Poland, 24-28 May 2006
Marking the 15th anniversary of the International Cultural Centre, this international meeting of renowned experts in the area of heritage conservation, preservation and management will take place in Cracow, Poland on 24-28 May 2006 under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and ICOMOS International.
The symposium will concentrate around three main problem areas:
- Heritage and transformation. The Central and Eastern European experience - the unique historical experience, combining both the fall of communism and political and economic transformation will be presented in an international context, enriching the global discussion about the understanding of heritage and its usage.
- Towards the global philosophy of heritage conservation (prepared in cooperation with ICOMOS) - a discourse on the theoretical aspects of cultural property. The concept of "authenticity" constitutes an important aspect of the dialogue between the West and the East, enriched by the exchange of ideas between the North and the South on intangible values of heritage.
- New trends in the management of heritage institutions - the changes of the information society require transformations of the approach to heritage, its management, interpretation and presentation, redefining the role of audience and better understanding of its needs.
Contact: Anniversary Conference, Organising Committee, International Cultural Centre, Rynek G³ówny 25, 31-008 Cracow, Poland; tel.: +48 12 42 42 807, 808; fax: +48 12 42 18 571; e-mail: murzynm@mck.krakow.pl; www.mck.krakow.pl/conference/
Arts Education and Lifelong Learning
Les Rencontres de Patras
Patras, Greece, 30 May - 2 June 2006
Les Recontres, the Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture announces Les Recontres de Patras on Arts Education and Lifelong Learning to take place from 30 May to 02 June 2006 in Patras, Greece.
In addition fto four workshops, four plenary sessions will be held on:
- Arts Education and Citizens
- Arts Education and the building of a European community
- The Olympic spirit, as a basis for citizens’ education?
- European perspectives for lifelong artistic learning?
Contact: Les Rencontres, Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture, 8 villa d'Alèsia, 75014 Paris, France; tel.: +33 1 56 54 26 33; fax: +33 1 45 38 70 13; e-mail: info@lesencontres.org; www.lesencontres.org/patras/
Backyard Residencies
New Program of Artists’ Residences in South-East Europe
Iasi, Romania; Istanbul, Turkey; Novi Sad / Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro; June 2006 - June 2007
The objective of the Backyard Residencies is to interconnect and link artists and local art scenes in South Eastern Europe in order to provoke artistic research. Twelve selected artists will be offered six- to eight-week residencies at three prestigious arts institutions in Romania (Vector Association), Serbia and Montenegro (New Media Center_kuda.org) and Turkey (Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Centre).
The program is open for applicants from the following countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. For details, please see http://www.kuda.org/BACKYARD%20call%20for%20applications.pdf.
Deadline for applications is 1 May 2006. An online application form is available at http://www.kuda.org/BACKYARD%20application%20form.pdf.
Contact: kuda.org, Centar za nove medije, Braæe Mogin 2, PO Box 22, 21113 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; tel./fax: +381 21 512 227; e-mail: office@kuda.org; www.kuda.org
1st Balkan Performing Arts Market
Call for Participation
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1 - 4 June 2006
Intending to provide an important instrument for the promotion of Balkan artists in the European and international market, the Hellenic Culture Organization invites performing arts organizations, groups and independent artists from all Balkan countries, namely Albania, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYROM, Greece, Moldova, Serbia – Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey, to participate at the 1st Balkan Performing Arts Market (BPAM), to take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 1 – 4 June 2006. The event also addresses festival directors, programmers and production companies from all over the world, providing them with the opportunities to explore a most dynamic and quite unknown cultural environment by getting in touch with artists and groups of all Balkan countries.
Within the framework of BPAM, an international conference on the cultural reality of the Balkans and a structured showcases programme will also take place.
The deadline for preliminary booking is 28 February 2006. Applications will be treated in a priority order. Wishing to facilitate an overall participation from all Balkan and other European countries, the Hellenic Culture Organization has decided to grant the exhibitors' fees, showcase fees and conference fees for all participants. Traveling and accommodation expenses are to be covered by the participants.
Exhibition and showcase booking forms are available from the following address: Hellenic Culture Organization, Department of Programme Realization, 42 Bouboulinas st, 106 82 Athens, Greece; tel.: +30 210 8894 842; fax: +30 210 8894 855; e-mail: adiapouli@hch.culture.gr
Promoting Cultural Education in Europe. A contribution to Participation, Innovation and Quality
Graz, Austria, 8–10 June 2006
In the context of the Austrian EU-presidency, a European specialist conference will be held in Graz, Austria on 08–10 June 2006 under the title Promoting Cultural Education in Europe. A Contribution to Participation, Innovation and Quality. The event is taking place against this background of the current European discussion and the related challenges to the education and training systems.
In the framework of the conference various and diverse aspects of cultural education will be discussed against the three main points of emphasis: "participation", "innovation" and "quality". The possible contribution of cultural education both in the school and the out-of-school spheres to these issues (life-long learning, social inclusion, cultural identities, civic education / European citizenship, key competencies etc.) – relevant also at a European level – will be discussed in order to clarify the importance of cultural education in and for European society.
As a run-up to the conference a pre-conference reader will be issued, which is intended to serve as a preparatory basis for the forums and discussions. The reader will present an overview of developments and trends in cultural education, showing the connections between elements of the cultural education issue and the national policies of the EU member states.
Contact: Barbara Neundlinger, KulturKontakt Austria; Universitätsstraße 5; 1010 Vienna, Austria; tel.: +43 1 5238765-22; fax: +43 1 5238765-20, +43 1 5238933;
e-mail: barbara.neundlinger@kulturkontakt.or.at; www.kulturkontakt.or.at; www.conference-cultural-education.at
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Skowhegan, Maine, USA, 10 June – 12 August 2006
The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture announces its 2006 summer session to take place on 10 June – 12 August 2006. This intensive nine-week summer residency programme for emerging visual artists aims to offer an exceptionally stimulating and rigorous environment to support artistic creation and interaction. Artists are provided with a concentrated period of work, created with the support and critical assistance of a distinguished faculty of Resident and Visiting Artists. This year's Faculty of distinguished artists reflects a broad formal and conceptual spectrum of approaches to art-making.
Founded in 1946 by artists, and still governed by artists for artists, the program provides an atmosphere in which participants are encouraged to work and explore free of the expectations of the marketplace and academia. Through its admissions process Skowhegan seeks to bring together a gifted and diverse group of individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to art-making and inquiry.
Sixty-five participants are accepted annually. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. An academic background in art is not required. The admissions panels consider both those who are enrolled in academic programs, and artists who have been working independently.
Skowhegan's financial assistance program helps insure that artists accepted to the School may participate regardless of their financial status. A variety of full and partial scholarships are available to those who provide evidence of financial need.
Application deadline is 1 February 2006.
Contact: Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, 200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1116, New York, NY 10003-1503, USA; tel.: 212 529 0505; fax: 212 473 1342; e-mail: mail@skowheganart.org; www.skowheganart.org
World Summit on Arts and Culture - Transforming Places, Transforming Lives
Call for Speakers
NewcastleGateshead, UK, 14 - 18 June 2006
The World Summit on Arts and Culture entitled Transforming Places, Transforming Lives, hosted by the Arts Council England and organised in partnership with the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), will take place in NewcastleGateshead, England between 14 and 18 June 2006, focusing on the theme of regeneration through arts and culture. The event aimed at cultural leaders, policy makers and regeneration managers provides a unique opportunity to share global best practice cases and to discuss the broad issues affecting arts and cultural regeneration, including:
- Transforming Places – regeneration of the physical environment (places, spaces, buildings, cityscapes, rural environments),
- Transforming Lives – regeneration of the social environment (people, pride, identity, communities, spirit, diversity, migration, culture),and
- Transforming economies – regeneration of the economy (investing in creative industries, artists' economies, cultural tourism).
As well as hearing from international keynote speakers and panelists, the Summit will feature case studies from across the world. Delegates from the arts, government agencies, international trusts and communities in over 50 countries will provide inspirational examples of transformation of places and people's lives through arts and culture.
The organizers are looking for inspirational keynote speakers, panel members and practical case studies from experts across the world. The deadline for the first call for speakers/case studies is Friday 30 September 2005. Submissions should include a 200-word description of the planned presentation and your background/expertise along with your contact details.
For further information, see http://www.artsummit.org.
Contact: Susie Hargreaves, World Summit Coordinator; tel.: + 44 (0) 1904 766 935; e-mail: susie.hargreaves@artscouncil.org.uk or Andrew Dixon, Programme Director; e-mail: andrew.dixon@artscouncil.org.uk
Eurointegration Through Art
International Art Campus
Moldova, 14 - 20 June 2006
ARS DOR Association with the support of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (UNESCO) invites visual artists from Romania, Ukraine and Moldova between 18 and 35 years of age to participate at the International Art Campus for Artists entitled Eurointegration through Art, to take place in Moldova, from 14 to 20 June 2006.
Two seminars will be delivered to the participants: Eurointegration Through Art and Art Promotion Through the Internet. At the end of Art Campus painters will exhibit their artworks in Moldova and at later exhibitions in other European countries. The exhibition will also be placed online for one year.
The organizers will cover living expenses, meals and partially painting materials, while participants will take care of travel expenses to and from Moldova. Visual artist from European countries other than Romania, Ukraine and Moldova may also apply, with their own support of campus expenses.
Applications deadline is 15 May 2006.
Contact: ARS DOR Association, of. 109, 59/1 Calea Esilor str., Chisinau, MD 2069, Moldova; tel.: +373 79574875, +373 22 759413; e-mail: ghenador@yahoo.com; www.ghenador.com
Our Future: Sustainable Cities? Turning Ideas into Action
World Urban Forum (WUF 3)
Vancouver, Canada, 19-23 June 2006
The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.
Organized by UN-Habitat, the UN agency responsible for human settlements, the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) will be hosted by the Canadian government and will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from 19 to 23 June 2006. The main theme of the WUF3 will be Our Future: Sustainable Cities? Turning Ideas into Action. CinéUrbana, the video theatre at WUF3, is now looking for recent films and videos for this event, providing an opportunity for participants to see "ideas into action" through the use of video.
Films will be chosen based on their relevance to delegates and their deliberations at WUF 3, which is supported by three sub-themes: Urban Growth and the Environment, Partnership and Finance, and Social Inclusion and Cohesion. The deadline for entries is 05 May 2006.
Contact: CinéUrbana Co-ordinator, Globe Foundation of Canada, Suite 578 - 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3E1; e-mail: cineurbana@creativecity.ca; www.unhabitat.org/wuf/2006/
Collecting, Connecting - and Conserving?
An Expedition to European Digital Cultural Heritage
Salzburg, Austria, 21 - 22 June 2006
The international conference entitled An Expedition to European Digital Cultural Heritage: Collecting, Connecting - and Conserving?, to be held in Salzburg, Austria, on 21 - 22 June 2006, is organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and co-financed by the European Commission as an event of the Austrian presidency of the European Union.
The conference starts from the practical challenges of collecting, connecting and digitally conserving cultural treasures and scientific information, and invites to an expedition to the vision of a common European digital cultural heritage space, building on the efforts of the European Union to make the diversity of the European cultural heritage accessible to all citizens and to preserve it for future generations. It aims at contributing to the implementation of the Dynamic Action Plan for the EU co-ordination of digitisation activities, and at fostering discussion on the i2010 initiative for a European Digital Library.
Taking place in the context of these two important strategic actions, the conference targets experts from cultural heritage institutions, public administrations, EU institutions and the economy.
Participation at the conference is free of charge.
Contact: Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft, Jakob-Haringer-Straße 5, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; tel.: +43 662.2288-252; fax: +43 662.2288-222; e-mail: gabriele.krisch@salzburgresearch.at;
dhc2006.salzburgresearch.at or
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur, Abt. Kulturpolitik IV/4, Minoritenplatz 5, 1014 Vienna, Austria; tel.: +43-(0)1 - 531 20-7074; fax: +43-(0)1 - 531 20-3699; e-mail: irene.hyna@bmbwk.gv.at; www.kulturleben.at
Cultural Diplomacy
Belgrade, Serbia, 22 June 2006
Following the publication of the book Cultural Diplomacy, the Balkankult Seminar on Cultural Diplomacy presenting its authors will be held on 22 June 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia, in the presence of other European researchers and diplomats. The target audience are experts in the field, representatives of cultural institutions, diplomats and relevant administrative staff. The preliminary programme of this seminar discussing the importance of cultural diplomacy in creating strategies for cultural policies and building international relations, is available at www.balkankult.org.
The meeting is envisaged as a pilot gathering that will lead to the organization of a conference on cultural diplomacy in the region of the Western Balkans, focusing on the significance of cultural diplomacy, building international relations, perspectives and experiences of other regions, as well as the mobility of artists, creative capital and more.
The publication Cultural Diplomacy represents works of two distinguished Professors:
- Ms. Cynthia P. Schneider, Georgetown University - Diplomacy that Works: Best Practices in Cultural Diplomacy, and
- Ms. Margaret J. Wyszomirski, Ohio University - International Cultural Relations: a Multy Country Comparison.
Contact: BalkanKult Foundation, Trg Nikole Pasica 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; tel.: +381 11 3229 349; e-mail: atwork@balkankult.org; www.balkankult.org
Building Bridges with BRICKS - Digital Cultural Heritage Networks in Europe
Salzburg, Austria, 23 June 2006
The workshop entitled Building Bridges with BRICKS, which will take place in Salzburg, Austria, on 23 June 2006 as a side event of the International Conference on the Digitisation of Cultural Heritage, is of particular interest for decision makers in cultural heritage institutions, as it will focus on the potential of networking their digital assets. The workshop will also feature results from BRICK – an EU FP 6 project aiming to build a European Digital Cultural Library.
Many cultural and educational institutions in Europe have organised their data in databases and published them on the web. However, in most cases, these databases only contain data related to the organisation's specific domain of interest, and provide no means to interlink them with complementary information from other institutions, loosing significant potential synergies. Also, the multitude of isolated databases available makes it difficult to locate information.
The workshop is thus dedicated to approaches to these problems. The focus is not on building new systems, but on providing a network infrastructure to integrate existing data, thus minimising the effort necessary to join the network.
Attendance at the workshop is free of charge.
For details, please see: dme.researchstudio.at/en/events/bricks-salzburg/
Olympia Summer Seminars
Call for Applications
Olympia, Greece, 26 June – 10 July 2006
The fifth annual Olympia Summer Seminars will take place from June 26 to July 10, 2006 in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The seminars aim to facilitate an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of current and historical events by bringing together eminent scholars and highly qualified students and professionals from around the world, providing a unique opportunity for critical thinking and intellectual interaction. Two programmes are offered:
- War, Conflict & Identity - organized in collaboration with Yale University’s Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence, the course provides an overview of theoretical and empirical research on a range of topics at the intersection of war, conflict, and identity, including: interstate and civil war, terrorism, riots and genocide; the impact, formation and transformation of identities; and postwar dynamics. The goal is to survey what we know and what we don't, specify connections and discontinuities, and identify emerging research agendas.
- The Challenges of International Media Technology and Policy - organized in collaboration with Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism, the seminar will seek to understand and introduce new dimensions on a number of topics of particular concern to future EU member countries, using methods and models from a number of relevant disciplines — political science, political economy, political psychology, sociology, history, and philosophy. The seminar will address the implications of accession and non-accession on the regulation of domestic media, as well as the wider effects of European integration for the EU media systems. The seminar will conclude with an analysis of models of political communication, election coverage, and media effects.
Eligible to apply: graduate students, researchers, and professionals working in any discipline associated with the field of conflict studies, media practitioners, journalists, editors, young communications specialists, and NGO representatives who have a demonstrated interest in the topics of the seminar. Applications by outstanding senior undergraduates with relevant professional or internship experience will also be considered.
The deadline for submitting online applications is 8 May 2006. Up to 25 outstanding applicants will be accepted to each program. A very limited number of scholarships is available for qualified students coming from Southeastern and East-Central Europe, and the former Soviet Republic.
Contact: Margarita Gogou, Program Coordinator; tel.: +30 210 668 2832; e-mail: mgogou@kokkalisfoundation.gr;
www.kokkalisfoundation.gr
Steel Cities: Tradition, Transition and Transformation
Call for Papers
Sheffield, UK, 29 June – 2 July 2006
The steel rails of the world's railways provided the basic infrastructure for early modern tourism. Today, old iron and steel works provide sites for leisure tourism. Steel as both a fundamental, functional, interior fabric and a symbolic, highly visible substance permeates the structures, flows, practices and narratives of contemporary tourism. Indeed steel, though not exclusively, can be viewed as a pre-condition for modern international tourism.
As part of the wider programme of the Steel Cities Conference, researchers from all disciplines are invited to reflect upon the function, form and emblematic nature of steel within tourism in past, present and future contexts. Indicative themes of interest include:
- Material diasporas: trade, tourism and the diffusion of material culture,
- Tourism and imaginaries of steel making: Between nostalgia and fantasy,
- Technological innovation in the structures and mobilities of international tourism and hospitality,
- Steel 'works' - tourism and the problems and possibilities of urban regeneration,
- Alchemists, Blacksmiths and Magicians: Travel and the diffusion of knowledge, and
- Excalibur or the metaphorical journey from stone to iron: Travel, popular culture and pragmatic narratives of iron and steel.
Focusing upon the ways in which economies and societies, lives, landscapes and relationships have been, and continue to be, transformed by steel, the conference will be multi-disciplinary drawing from architecture, history, sociology, anthropology, ethnology, cultural studies, geography, tourism studies, museum studies, ethnology, linguistics, economics etc.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to mike.robinson@shu.ac.uk by 17 February 2006.
Contact: Professor Mike Robinson, Director, Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK; http://www.shef.ac.uk/english/natcect/steelcities and www.tourism-culture.com
Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU)
2006 Courses - Call for Applications
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July - August 2006
Since 1990, young professionals from all over the globe have attended the expert summer courses produced by the Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU), organized with the aim to stimulate international discourse between future decision makers, working in very different contexts, but facing common challenges. This year's programme includes the following courses:
- Risk Communication: A Future Challenge in a Globalised World, 28 - 30 July 2006 – focusing on the process of effective and accurate information of risks not only among politicians, officials, decision-makers, businessmen, stakeholders and risk-managers, but also the general public.
- International Production Management for the Performing Arts, 28 - 31 August 2006 - giving an insight into the instruments that have been gathered in the short history of international production, and can be put into use in contemporary practice. Application deadline is 20 July 2006.
- People-Powered Networking, 3 – 5 September 2006 - focusing on bringing you into contact with inspiring, talented and innovative people who have successfully used networking to produce projects that have made a difference.
- Political Campaigns, Communication & Internet, 13 - 15 September2006 – offering insight into the ins and outs of their latest campaigns and techniques of specialists and campaigners for political parties, NGO's, journalism and business. Application deadline is 15 August 2006.
Contact: Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU), P.O. Box 53066, NL-1007 RB Amsterdam, The Netherlands; tel.: +31 (0)20 620 0225; fax: +31 (0)20 624 9368; e-mail: office@amsu.edu; www.amsu.edu
Images Contre Culture
Call for Participation
Marseilles, France, first week of July 2006
The 6th edition of Images Contre Culture, the International Festival of Experimental Video organized by Association P'Silo will be held in Marseilles, France, in the first week of July 2006.
A call for participation has been launched, the deadline for applications is 1 March 2006.
P'Silo gathers artists, video directors, visual art artists, musicians and actors to:
- support the production of video works by member-artists,
- develop a video library comprising the video works presented at the Festival and those created within P'Silo itself, and
- engage in an exchange with other institutions in realizing video and visual art works and programmes.
Contact: Festival Images Contre Nature, B.P. 60011, 13243 Marseille Cedex 01, France; tel./fax: (33) (0)4 91 42 21 75; e-mail: icn@p-silo.org; http://www.p-silo.org
International Acting-Directing Laboratory
Bologna, Italy, 3-8 July 2006
The International University Global Theatre Experience (IUGTE) is organizing an International Acting-Directing Laboratory under the guidance of Sergey Ostrenko. The programme to take place in Bologna, Italy on 3-8 July 2006 includes intensive practical training, theoretical discussions and lectures designed for actors of dramatic, physical, musical and dance theatres, theatre directors, playwrights, dancers, choreographers, teachers of theatre methods, and senior students of theatre departments.
For details, please see www.iugte.com/projects/Italy.php
International Summer School for Curators
Yerevan, Armenia, 3-17 July 2006
The National Association of Art Critics of Armenia (NAAC) is organizing a two-week International Summer School for Curators to take place in Yerevan, Armenia on 03–17 July 2006. This Armenian pilot project is to gather 20 art students, historians and other interested participants from the region and former communist countries. Three theory courses and one method course and workshop will be held by highly qualified professors of art history and theory from different academic institutions.
Contact: Nazareth Karoyan, NAAC President, St. A. Khachaturian #15/44, Yerevan-375012, Armenia; tel.: (3741) 26-46-19; e-mail: karoyan@netsys.am; www.naac.am
Fragmented City
XII Advanced Course in Visual Arts (CSAV)
Como, Italy, 3 to 22 July 2006
The Fondazione Antonio Ratti offers an intensive specialization course for young international artists to take place in Como, Italy from 3 to 22 July 2006. Visiting professor of the XII Advanced Course in Visual Arts (CSAV) course is Marjetica Potrc, Slovenian artist and architect, who will involve 20 selected participants in daily workshop activities and in-depth theoretical studies with distinguished experts of the international art scene.
The title of the workshop is Fragmented City. Three themes will be investigated: Territories, Architectures, and Natural Resources. The focus will be on the European area, and specifically on the western Balkan regions, seen as an example of territorial and architectonic fragmentation. The workshop will include research and comparative studies, leading to projects concerning Como and the cities of origin of the students.
Enrolment deadline is 31 March 2006. Course participation is free, residence is at the student's expense.
Contact: Anna Daneri, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Lungo Lario Trento 9, 22100 Como, Italy; tel.: + 39 031 233213; fax: +39 031 233249; e-mail: annadaneri@fondazioneratti.org; www.fondazioneratti.org
Communication, Globalization and Cultural Identities
Mapping the New Field of Communication for Development and Social Change
Brisbane, Australia, 5 – 8 July 2006
The School of Journalism and Communication of the University of Queensland, Australia is soliciting submissions for its international conference entitled Mapping the New Field of Communication for Development and Social Change - Communication, Globalization and Cultural Identities, to be held in Brisbane, Australia on 5-8 July 2006. Papers reflecting diverse theoretical perspectives and both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches are encouraged. Topic areas are broadly defined as, but not limited to, the following:
- boundaries between mediated and interpersonal communication,
- communication for development and social change,
- communication/journalism education,
- communication in the age of corporization,
- cross-cultural adaptation and intercultural adjustment,
- globalization of communication and pluralization of cultural identities,
- group/organizational communication,
- health communication,
- information technology and interpersonal communication,
- information technology and mass communication,
- international business communication/management,
- race, ethnicity and multiculturalism,
- risk communication, and
- verbal/nonverbal communication
As the dialectical forces of globalization and localization are simultaneously integrating and fragmenting national/cultural identities, the successive breakthroughs of print, telephone, broadcasting, television, and the Internet have progressively expanded our domain of communication beyond geographical boundaries. Correspondingly, our identities have expanded from social groups, ethnic communities, cities, states, nations to the West, the East or the cyberspace. In the process of globalizing the local and localizing the global, it is through the act of communication that we negotiate and construct our cultural identities. Consequently, increasingly heated discussions among communication scholars have been focused on key issues and trends in globalizing communication and pluralizing cultural identities.
Abstracts, panel proposals and workshop proposals may be submitted. The deadline of submission for 200-word abstracts, complete panel proposals and workshop proposals is 1 March 2006.
Contact: Dr Shuang Liu, School of Journalism & Communication, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; tel.: (07) 3365 3070; fax: (07) 3365 1377; s.liu1@uq.edu.au; www.uq.edu.au/sjc/conference
14th International Conference on Cultural Economics
Call for Contributions
Vienna, Austria, 6 – 9 July 2006
The organisers of the 2006 Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI) Conference, hosted by the Austrian Association for Cultural Economics and Policy Studies (FOKUS), to take place in Vienna, Austria, on 6 – 9 July 2006, invite the submission of papers on any aspect of cultural economics. Papers are welcome from members and non-members in all areas of the application of economics to the performing and visual arts, heritage, media, cultural industries, cultural policy and related areas. The organizers are especially interested in contributions from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.
Contributed paper sessions will include three papers. Suggestions by scholars who wish to organize a group session are welcome, provided that the three papers in the session do not come from the same research center, organization or university. Please send an abstract of 100-150 words including your name, mailing address, e-mail address, affiliation and position held, clearly stating the contribution of your paper to cultural economics. The Abstract should be sent by email (as .doc or .pdf) to Paul Stepan at stepan@fokus.or.at with the subject "ACEI abstract".
The final date for the submission of abstracts is 31 January 2006.
A Pre-Conference Young Researchers' Workshop in Cultural Economics for graduate students will take place on the morning of 6 July 2006, prior to the beginning of ACEI biannual conference in the same venue. The workshop consists in an interactive experience in which graduate students (master and PhD) discuss dissertation, publication and job market issues amongst themselves and with scholars in the field. Interested graduate students should submit their CV and a 1-page abstract of their dissertation project by 15 February 2006.
All applicants will be notified of the decision on 15 March 2006.
Contact: Professor Neil O. Alper, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Association for Cultural Economics International, Department of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; tel.: 01 617-373-2839; fax: 01 617-373-3640; e-mail: ACEI@neu.edu; http://www.acei.neu.edu/
32nd Conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STP&A)
Call for Papers
Vienna, Austria, 9 – 11 July 2006
Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STP&A) is an annual inter-disciplinary gathering of researchers, policy makers and practitioners that highlights current and conceptual issues in the development of cultural policy, theory, and arts administration practices in the US and abroad.
The 32nd Conference, to be organized in conjunction with the 2006 Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI) Conference and hosted by the Austrian Society for Cultural Economics and Policy Studies (FOKUS), will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 9-11 July, 2006.
The call for papers will be published in November 2005 at www.fokus.or.at.
STP&A Contact: Margaret Wyszomirski, STP&A Conference Chair, Ohio State University; e-mail: wyszomirski.1@osu.edu; aad.uoregon.edu/specialevents/stpa/stpa2006/
Contact: FOKUS, c/o EIF - Institute for European Integration Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Prinz Eugen Str. 8-10/2, 1040 Vienna, Austria; fax: +43/1/515 81/566; e-mail: info@fokus.or.at; http://www.fokus.or.at
Thessaloniki 2006 – Exploring Cultural Perspectives
Call for Papers
Thessaloniki, Greece, 10–16 July 2006
The International Cultural Research Network (ICRN) requests multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary papers for presentation at the 5th Biennial Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 10–16 July 2006. The conference focus is Exploring Cultural Perspectives on the following themes:
- Childhood and Youth – history, health, crime, substance abuse, religion;
- Education – primary, secondary, tertiary, administration, policies, funding, curriculum;
- Terror and Terrorism – theory, culture, definition, religion, media, politics, language, preparedness;
- Diversity – immigration, national policies, international objectives, displacement, war; and
- Indigeneous Issues – rights, poverty, family.
250-word abstracts and a 150-word biography should be submitted by 28 February 2006.
Contact: International Cultural Research Network, 551 Education South, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, Canada T6G 2G5; fax: +43/1/515 81/566; e-mail: icrn@icrn.ca; http://www.icrn.ca/thessaloniki2006_call_papers.asp
College for New Europe Summer Sessions
Cracow, Poland, 10-28 July 2006
In July 2006 the International Cultural Centre's College for New Europe will organise the 16th edition of its summer programmes. The educational programmes aim at bringing together young students and scholars to discuss political, cultural and social issues of today at an international forum. The faculty consists of eminent professors and experts representing well-recognized European and American academic institutions. Lectures take place in Cracow, at the seat of the ICC. Some of the sessions offer field trips to explore cultural heritage of Southern Poland.
During the past 15 years 50 successful summer sessions have been organized with about 2000 participants from Europe, USA, Asia and the Republic of South Africa., including Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (Vienna) and New School University (New York).
Three Summer Sessions will be held in 2006:
The total cost of participation amounts to 1000 EUR (board & accomodation, tuition, study tours, accompanying programme). Travel costs are not included. A number of partial or full scholarships will be available to qualified candidates. Deadline for applications is 30 April 2006.
Contact: International Cultural Centre, Ul. Rynek G³ówny 25, 31-008 Cracow, Poland; www.mck.krakow.pl
Fourth International Conference on Cultural Policy Research
iccpr
2006 - Call for Papers
Vienna, Austria, 12 – 16 July 2006
Organised by EDUCULT Vienna in co-operation with the International Journal of Cultural Policy, iccpr 2006 will aim to provide an outlet for interdisciplinary and international exploration of the concepts, function and impact of cultural policies. It intends to reflect a broad view of cultural policy encompassing culture as a 'way of life' as well as, in the narrower sense, culture of the arts and cultural industries. It will be concerned with both, the policies of decision makers, of administration and institutions as well as the wider discourses related to the general conditions of culture.
The organisers would be pleased to welcome participants from all parts of the world to reflect a preferably broad range of different experiences and views on cultural policy. iccpr 2006 as a forum for fruitful discussions at global level would like to especially encourage increased participation from Latin America, Africa and Asia as well as South-eastern Europe and Mediterranean countries. The overall goal is to broaden the circle of attendees and to strengthen efforts and networking in cultural policy research worldwide.
Proposals for paper presentations are invited in the following research areas:
- theoretical approaches to cultural policy;
- cultural policy in the social environment;
- methodological approaches to cultural policy;
- economic approaches to cultural policy;
- sponsoring and cultural patronage;
- management of culture;
- international and inter-cultural approaches to cultural policy;
- cultural policy and media policy - interlinkages of cultural and media policy; the role of new media;
- arts mediation and audience development; and
- cultural policy education and cultural education.
The deadline for the online submission of 500-word abstracts is 15 November 2005.
At the Conference, the European Cultural Foundation will award the Cultural Policy Research Award 2006 to a young / early career cultural policy researcher.
Contact: Dr. Michael Wimmer, Ms. Lena Yadlapalli, EDUCULT – Institute for the Mediation of Arts and Science, quartier21/MQ, Museumsplatz 1/e-1.6, A-1070 Vienna, Austria; tel.: + 431 522 31 27 20, -21; fax: + 431 522 31 27 30; e-mail: office@iccpr2006.com; http://www.iccpr2006.com/
12th Kalamata International Dace Festival
Kalamata, Greece, 14-23 July 2006
The Kalamata International Dace Centre, active in the fields of education and research, announces the 12th edition of its annual Dance Festival, focusing on the exchange between Greek and foreign dance troupes, to take place in Kalamata, Greece, on 14 - 23 July 2006. In parallel to performances, the festival hosts master classes, workshops, lectures, videos, concerts, exhibitions and meet-the-artist events.
Contact: Kalamata International Dance Centre, 6 Pan. Kessari street, 24100 Kalamata, Greece; tel.: +30 27210 83086, 90886; fax: +30 27210 26966; e-mail: mail@kalamatadancefestival.gr; www.kalamatadancefestival.gr
Grenzenlos / Without Borders
ISCM World New Music Festival 2006
Stuttgart, Germany, 14-29 July 2006
Organized by Musik der Jahrhunderte in collaboration with the German Society for New Music, the World New Music Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) will take place on 14-29 July 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Festival will explore the questions and opportunities which confront young artists in our globalised world. The phenomenon of 'boundlessness' will be discussed, focusing on the unlimited possibilities of communication in today's globalized world, including cross-cultural dialogue and world-wide communication through new media. In addition to the presentation of the latest artistic projects and technologies, the intercultural meeting of musicians from different nations will stand at the forefront of the festival.
In parallel with the artistic programme of the festival, the international convention of the ISCM will take place with members from over 30 countries.
Contact: Musik der Jahrhunderte, Siemensstraße 13, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany; tel.: +49-711-6290510; fax. +49-711-6290516; e-mail: festival@wnmf2006.de; http://www.wnmf2006.de/home_e.php
Media in Asia: Aspirations, Choices and Realities
15th AMIC Annual Conference
Penang, Malaysia, 17 – 20 July 2006
The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) announces its 15th Annual Conference to be held in Penang, Malaysia, on 17-20 July 2006, focusing on the diversity and interaction between media environments in Asia. The conference is open to academic, media industry professionals, government media agencies, policymakers, regulators, UN agencies, donors, research groups, civil society organizations, independent consultants and students.
Aiming to assess and examine to what extent the aspirations of media audiences have been fulfilled while at the same time taking stock of the views and perspectives of media professionals and the industry, the conference will have an international track as well as a Malaysia track focusing specifically on Malaysian media and communications research.
Contact: Ms. Sandhya Srinivasan, Conference Coordinator, AMIC, Jurong Point PO Box 360, Singapore 916412; tel.: 65-6792 7570; fax: 65-6792 7129; e-mail: sandhya@amic.org.sg; or
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Zin bin Nordin, Dean, School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia; tel.: 604 - 6533603; fax: 604 - 6577736; e-mail: mohammed@usm.my; www.amic-web.org/conf2006/
Five Portions a Day: A Balanced Diet for a Vibrant Cultural Community
AMA Conference 2006
Cardiff, UK, 19 – 21 July 2006
At its 2006 conference to be held in Cardiff, UK on 19 – 21 July 2006 under the title Five Portions a Day: A Balanced Diet for a Vibrant Cultural Community, the Arts Marketing Association (AMA), the professional development body for the arts marketing industry with over 1,900 members in the UK and internationally, will gather a variety of arts professionals from across the cultural sector to explore how we can make the most of our limited time and resources to sustain a vibrant and relevant cultural community.
The five portions (conference strands) will focus on:
- 1. Check the label? – understand the audience of today
- 2. Pick your own – define purpose, relevance and value
- 3. Tasting is believing – get audiences involved
- 4. Long life – build relationships
- 5. Fresh thinking – measure and improve
Delegates will be able to pick and mix from a broad range of seminars and breakout discussions including keynotes in conversation, practical seminars, strategic level discussions, round table sessions (at a variety of levels), audience data sessions, management sessions and industry discussions, designed to offer opportunities to learn new skills, discuss ideas and network with new contacts, regardless of their job title or experience.
Contact: Arts Marketing Association, 7a Clifton Court, Clifton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BN, UK; tel.: 01223 578078; fax: 01223 245862; e-mail: info@a-m-a.co.uk; www.a-m-a.co.uk/
Arte-Polis: Creative Culture and the Making of Place
Call for Papers
International Seminar and Workshop on Urban Culture
Bandung, Indonesia, 21 – 23 July 2006
Organized by the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), the international seminar and workshop on urban culture entitled Arte-Polis: Creative Culture and the Making of Place, to be held in
Bandung, Indonesia on 21 - 23 July 2006, aims to bring together scholars, community groups, decision-makers and professionals from all disciplines concerned with the quality of life in cities (architecture, arts, cultural/development studies, design, economics, geography, planning etc) to share international knowledge and experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of the relationship between creative culture and place-making.
The Seminar's theme will be elaborated within parallel sessions on Theoretical Discourses, Community and Private Initiatives, Institutional Capacity Building, and Planning Policy and Place-Making. The following issues will be critically debated:
- How and to what extent does the creative economy influence urban development?
- How does this phenomenon differ in the cultural and economic contexts of cities in developing countries from those of developed countries?
- How can creative-based cultural industries and activities be managed, planned and designed to improve the quality of places for people living in cities?
The accompanying Workshop aims at proposing place-specific and action-oriented interventions by harnessing the creative potential of Bandung, the fourth largest city in Indonesia. Through active participation by a wide range of stakeholders, this Workshop will formulate visions and recommend possible implementation of a sustainable and strategic plan for activities of the creative economy clustering around a major historic boulevard in Bandung. An Exhibition on urban culture and place-making will also be held in conjunction with this International Seminar and Workshop.
Abstracts of 300 words maximum are invited to address the theme and issues raised in the Seminar. They should be mailed to psud@melsa.net.id or faxed to +62-22-250-8164 by 3 March 2006. All selected abstracts will be compiled in a paper book and a CD-ROM edition.
Contact: Organizing Committee, International Seminar and Workshop on Urban Culture, Attn. Dr. Woerjantari Soedarsono, Urban Design Laboratory, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development - Institute of Technology Bandung, LabTek. IXA, 2nd Floor. Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia; tel./fax: +62-22-2508164; e-mail: psud@melsa.net.id; http://www.ar.itb.ac.id/artepolis
The European Mind: Narrative and Identity
Call for Chairs and Call for Papers
10th International Conference of the ISSEI
Malta, 24 – 29 July 2006
The European Mind: Narrative and Identity is the title of the 10th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), to be held in cooperation with the University of Malta on 24 – 29 July 2006.
We live in an age of mass production of narratives. The prophecy of the European thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, prescribing a paradigm for the creation of narrative, has become a reality. The result of the mass production of narratives is the leveling of all narratives, posing a challenge to authority. One 'grand narrative' after another is discarded, leaving the European mind longing for a unifying narrative that crystallizes the European identity.
The conference will be divided into five sections:
- History, Geography, Science
- Economics, Politics, Law
- Education, Women's Studies, Sociology
- Art, Theatre, Literature, Culture, Music
- Language, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Colleagues interested in organizing a workshop on a topic from their discipline related to the general conference topic and in serving as Workshop Chair, are invited to submit a one-page proposal. Scholars interested in presenting papers are invited to submit abstracts examining the European identity and the multiplicity of narratives in the age of globalization by 15 April 2006.
Contact: Ezra Talmor, Kibbutz Nachshonim, D.N. Merkaz 73190, Israel; tel.: +972-3-9386445;
fax: +972-3-938-6588; e-mail: ISSEI@nachshonim.org.il; http://issei2006.haifa.ac.il/; or
Henry Frendo, University of Malta, Dept of History, room 203, Humanities Building, Msida campus, Msida MSD06, Malta; e-mail: henry.frendo@um.edu.mt.
Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF)
Call for Papers
Harare, Zimbabwe, 1-5 August 2006
The Organising Committee of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) has announced a general call for papers for the Indaba 2006 international conference, to be |
